Legal Opinion
Saraceno v. City of Peabody
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 1, 1972PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCutter, J.
By an amended petition, the petitioners (the taxpayers) in the first case bring this petition for a writ of mandamus against the city, the members of the city council, the board of registrars, and the city clerk. The taxpayers seek to compel certification that a bond order measure described below, approved by the city council, was disapproved by the voters because “it failed to carry by [affirmative vote of] at least one-third of the total registered voters.” A demurrer was sustained. The taxpayers appealed.
The second case is a bill in equity by the same taxpayers against the same defendants,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Johnson Products, Inc. v. City Council of MedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
- Povey v. School Committee of MedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
- Siegel v. KnottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Brown v. NeelonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
- Gorman v. City of PeabodyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Penal Institutions Commissioner v. Commissioner of CorrectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Trager v. Peabody Redevelopment AuthorityDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1973
- Chase v. PLANNING BOARD OF WATERTOWNMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1976
- Saraceno v. City of PeabodyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1973
- Emmert v. Faith United Methodist Church of Methuen, Inc.Massachusetts Superior Court · 1997